Rank 01Why this
Shares base building and procedural generation with ASTRONEER.
- $59.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
Games like ASTRONEER
- 36 games
- Updated Nov 9, 2026
Players who liked ASTRONEER also play
The closest matches to ASTRONEER: No Man's Sky, Subnautica, Satisfactory, Space Engineers, and The Planet Crafter. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares base building with ASTRONEER.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
- Deck Verified
- 2018
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Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ASTRONEER.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
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Space Engineers
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Space, like ASTRONEER.
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Raft
Why this: Shares procedural generation with ASTRONEER.
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Terraria
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like ASTRONEER.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: System Era Softworks
- Price: $29.99checked Nov 9
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 92% of 53,284 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Flexible rocket building
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Immersive
- Base building
- Exploration
More games like ASTRONEER, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to ASTRONEER
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
ARK: Survival Evolved
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ASTRONEER.
Core Keeper
Why this: Shares base building with ASTRONEER.
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Why this: Same immersive mood as ASTRONEER.
Starfield
Why this: Shares resource management with ASTRONEER.
Whiskerwood
Why this: Shares base building and resource management with ASTRONEER.
Enshrouded
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like ASTRONEER.
UnReal World
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like ASTRONEER.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ASTRONEER at current Steam store prices.
Starbound
Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with ASTRONEER.
Astrometica
Why this: Also Base-Building and Automation, like ASTRONEER.
Dig or Die
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ASTRONEER.
Tinkerlands
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like ASTRONEER.
The Survivalists
Why this: Shares base building with ASTRONEER.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to ASTRONEER, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
CHKN
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like ASTRONEER.
Fallout Shelter
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like ASTRONEER.
Muck
Why this: Shares procedural generation and resource management with ASTRONEER.
Istrolid
Why this: Also Space and Crafting, like ASTRONEER.
Plasma
Why this: Also Automation and Crafting, like ASTRONEER.
Palia
Why this: Shares exploration and resource management with ASTRONEER.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
No Man's Sky
Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with ASTRONEER.
Subnautica
Why this: Shares base building with ASTRONEER.
Satisfactory
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ASTRONEER.
Terraria
Why this: Shares procedural generation with ASTRONEER.
About ASTRONEER
The closest matches to ASTRONEER: No Man's Sky, Subnautica, Satisfactory, Space Engineers, and The Planet Crafter. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If ASTRONEER is your kind of game, the closest matches are No Man's Sky, Subnautica and Satisfactory — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and immersive, and single out its base building and exploration. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
ASTRONEER is a 2019 Indie/Adventure developed and published by System Era Softworks, available for $29.99 USD and playable on Steam Deck. The game centers on base-building, exploration, procedural-generation, resource-management, and space-travel across procedurally generated alien worlds. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, chill, and immersive, with reviewers highlighting flexible-rocket-building and tactical-positioning-matters as key hooks. The sandbox structure allows players to shape terrain with tactile tools, automate production lines, and uncover the mysteries of the universe at their own pace. Multiplayer and co-op support enable up to four players to collaborate on expeditions. The game holds a 92% positive rating from over 53,000 Steam reviews.
About ASTRONEER: Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Is ASTRONEER worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 92% of 53,284 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 89% positive across 402 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 39 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 20 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Flexible rocket building
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I really tried to like this game but it has the most convoluted control scheme, on both controller and m/k, I've ever seen. Makes the game unplayable. I just got to the point where I can build my own buggy, and I was excited at first. But…”
“i really love the game (at least looking at gameplay of it) but the controlls were really horrible. sorry”
People who play it also play: No Man's Sky, Subnautica, Satisfactory
Frequently asked about ASTRONEER
Can I run it?
Does ASTRONEER run on Steam Deck?
ASTRONEER is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does ASTRONEER cost?
ASTRONEER is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does ASTRONEER have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — ASTRONEER supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to ASTRONEER?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ASTRONEER are No Man's Sky, Subnautica, Satisfactory.
Who developed ASTRONEER?
ASTRONEER was developed by System Era Softworks.